Survey Data
Reg No
21902406
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Post box
In Use As
Post box
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
172930, 146909
Date Recorded
24/01/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Pole-mounted cast-iron round-headed post box, erected c. 1930, with P&T insignia set in relief. Mounted on a wooden post.
Appraisal
The simple form of this post box is enlivened by the P&T insignia to its base. This insignia is reminiscent of a time when both post and telegram were used widely as a means of communication. Such boxes were produced on mass following Ireland's independence from Britain in the early part of the twentieth century and replace the former VR post boxes. These round-headed post boxes are becoming increasingly rare throughtout Ireland.